| Date | Title & Details | Speaker | Listen | Download |
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| 11/09/2025 |
Right EffortKakumyo speaks about unattached effort. How do we manage the details of life with buoyancy? Categories: Dharma Talks |
Kakumyo Lowe | ||
| 11/05/2025 |
Foundational Teachings – Class 7Wednesday night classes focus on Buddhist teaching, from its early stages in India through its expression in Soto Zen. This annual class explores topics such as the Buddha’s life, the Four Noble Truths and the Noble Eightfold Path, Karma and Rebirth, Dependent Origination, the Paramitas and other aspirational practices, as well as contributions from some of our important Zen ancestors, including Dogen. See the Syllabus. The Foundational Teachings classes are a seminary requirement and prerequisite for many other seminary classes. Categories: Wednesday Classes |
Reiju Nelsen, Ko’in Newsom | ||
| 11/02/2025 |
A Single Piece of EmptinessAs we celebrate Founders’ Day, we consider the lives of three people whose work and practice built the temple: Keido Chisan, Jiyu Kennett, and Kyogen Carlson. Categories: Dharma Talks |
Sallie Jiko Tisdale | ||
| 10/19/2025 |
In a Dream, Expressing a DreamGuest Teacher Koji Shinei Alison offers a dharma talk. The dream before reality, the nightmare before tragedy, fright before the monster, nausea before the fall. The world is a dream, imagined. The power of the archetype is numinous, suggestive; it hints, and alludes yet, can never be thoroughly known. Archetypes lift us out of the limited space of brute, merely personal reality, encouraging the difficult inner work, encouraging a renewed relationship with the 10,000 beautiful things and, to bring great happiness. Categories: Dharma Talks |
Koji Shinei Alison | ||
| 10/15/2025 |
Foundational Teachings Class 6Wednesday night classes focus on Buddhist teaching, from its early stages in India through its expression in Soto Zen. This annual class explores topics such as the Buddha’s life, the Four Noble Truths and the Noble Eightfold Path, Karma and Rebirth, Dependent Origination, the Paramitas and other aspirational practices, as well as contributions from some of our important Zen ancestors, including Dogen. See the Syllabus. The Foundational Teachings classes are a seminary requirement and prerequisite for many other seminary classes. Categories: Wednesday Classes |
Reiju Nelsen, Ko’in Newsom | ||
| 10/12/2025 |
Fall Sangha ForumTwice a year, the sangha has an opportunity to hear from our governing bodies and to ask questions and give feedback. The Sangha Forum takes the place of a dharma talk. The Board of Directors sponsors the Fall forum and gives updates. The Dharma Council also presents updates. Categories: Sangha Forum |
Reiju Nelsen, Ko’in Newsom | ||
| 10/08/2025 |
Foundational Teachings – Class 5Wednesday night classes focus on Buddhist teaching, from its early stages in India through its expression in Soto Zen. This annual class explores topics such as the Buddha’s life, the Four Noble Truths and the Noble Eightfold Path, Karma and Rebirth, Dependent Origination, the Paramitas and other aspirational practices, as well as contributions from some of our important Zen ancestors, including Dogen. See the Syllabus. The Foundational Teachings classes are a seminary requirement and prerequisite for many other seminary classes. Categories: Wednesday Classes |
Reiju Nelsen, Ko’in Newsom | ||
| 10/05/2025 |
On PoliticsKakumyo pulls from the Pali canon in exploring what the Buddha saw as an appropriate response to political questions. He also examines how that might affect us individually and as a collective. Categories: Dharma Talks |
Kakumyo Lowe | ||
| 10/01/2025 |
Foundational Teachings – Class 4Wednesday night classes focus on Buddhist teaching, from its early stages in India through its expression in Soto Zen. This annual class explores topics such as the Buddha’s life, the Four Noble Truths and the Noble Eightfold Path, Karma and Rebirth, Dependent Origination, the Paramitas and other aspirational practices, as well as contributions from some of our important Zen ancestors, including Dogen. See the Syllabus. The Foundational Teachings classes are a seminary requirement and prerequisite for many other seminary classes. Categories: Wednesday Classes |
Reiju Nelsen, Ko’in Newsom | ||
| 09/28/2025 |
Hua-Yen and Zen PracticeFumyo’s dharma talk considers aspects of the Hua Yen world view and how it is expressed in our Zen practices. The Hua Yen system of thinking arose from the commentaries of Chinese scholars studying the Avatamsaka Sutra. These perspectives provide the philosophical bedrock for Zen and have influenced Zen practices through the ages to this day. As Zen practitioners, how we experience our worlds and how we respond to all the interdependent relationships within them are infused with a Hua Yen world view. Categories: Dharma Talks |
Rick Fumyo Mishaga | ||
| 09/24/2025 |
Foundational Teachings – Class 3Wednesday night classes focus on Buddhist teaching, from its early stages in India through its expression in Soto Zen. This annual class explores topics such as the Buddha’s life, the Four Noble Truths and the Noble Eightfold Path, Karma and Rebirth, Dependent Origination, the Paramitas and other aspirational practices, as well as contributions from some of our important Zen ancestors, including Dogen. See the Syllabus. The Foundational Teachings classes are a seminary requirement and prerequisite for many other seminary classes. Categories: Wednesday Classes |
Reiju Nelsen, Ko’in Newsom | ||
| 09/21/2025 |
Why Can’t Clear-Eyed Bodhisattvas Sever the Red ThreadThe talk explores this question that was offered to us by Zen Master Songyuan Chongyue in the late 12th Century. The red thread grabs us at once in a visceral way. It represents our deepest human nature with all of its passion, desires, vulnerabilities. To become intimate with the red thread is the path of the bodhisattva. This koan leads us to the very heart of our practice. Categories: Dharma Talks |
Flying Fish Murphy | ||
| 09/17/2025 |
Foundational Teachings – Class 2This annual class explores topics such as the Buddha’s life, the Four Noble Truths and the Noble Eightfold Path, Karma and Rebirth, Dependent Origination, the Paramitas and other aspirational practices, as well as contributions from some of our important Zen ancestors, including Dogen. See the Syllabus. The Foundational Teachings classes are a seminary requirement and prerequisite for many other seminary classes. Categories: Wednesday Classes |
Reiju Nelsen, Ko’in Newsom | ||
| 09/14/2025 |
HatredI feel it. You feel it, too. How do we work with such a powerful experience? Categories: Dharma Talks |
Sallie Jiko Tisdale | ||
| 09/07/2025 |
Doing NothingZonnyo explores the theme of “doing nothing” from the perspective of Ch’an Master Ma-Tsu and his disciples. What is the wisdom of non-action and non-seeking? And how do we know when we should act? Categories: Dharma Talks |
Zonnyo Riger | ||
| 08/31/2025 |
Our Ascetic InheritanceZen has a reputation for being tough, maybe even scary. Once we’ve been around for a while, we see through some of that. In this talk Kakumyo explores the karma of Zen’s ascetic tendencies and discusses how we practice with it today. Categories: Dharma Talks |
Kakumyo Lowe | ||
| 08/24/2025 |
The Five RemembrancesShin’yu considers the Five Remembrances and what they can offer us. Categories: Dharma Talks |
Shin’yu Vitells | ||
| 08/17/2025 |
Dharma Talk by JyoshinCategories: Dharma Talks |
Jyoshin Clay | ||
| 08/10/2025 |
ImmediacyCategories: Dharma Talks |
Mike Gyoshi Kaplan | ||
| 08/03/2025 |
The True Dharma Appears of ItselfWe often recite these words but what do they really mean? What is the “it” in “itself?” Categories: Dharma Talks |
Daigai Filbert | ||
| 07/27/2025 |
Nine Times, Many TimesSuzuki said, “Sometimes we bow to dogs and cats.” Why is the bow considered an act of generosity? Why is bowing considered an act of generosity? Categories: Dharma Talks |
Sallie Jiko Tisdale | ||
| 07/20/2025 |
Zazen of the BodyRoshi Daizui once said “Spiritual transformation is transformation of the body.” What if he’s right? Let’s discuss. Categories: Dharma Talks |
Robert Reian Glass | ||
| 07/13/2025 |
The Great MatterTwo weeks ago, Zonnyo did her Shuso Hossen ceremony, choosing as her verse one from Dogen’s fascicle “Juki”. It affirmed living-and-dying, going-and-coming, and the turning from one moment to the next. That afternoon, Genko got word of the sudden death of a family member. She has been processing that over the last two weeks. In this talk, she shares some of her process and insights and looks at the turning of the year and other cycles. Categories: Dharma Talks |
Genko Rainwater | ||
| 07/06/2025 |
Skill in NonselfKakumyo explores some of the practical ramifications of anatta, the Buddhist teaching of how nothing has an inherent, continuous selfhood. Categories: Dharma Talks |
Kakumyo Lowe | ||
| 06/22/2025 |
Dharma Talk by JyoshinJyoshin talks about Bodhisattva action. Categories: Dharma Talks |
Jyoshin Clay | ||
| 06/15/2025 |
Dharma Talk by KakumyoCategories: Dharma Talks |
Kakumyo Lowe | ||
| 06/11/2025 |
In This Body, In This LifetimeThis book discussion was led by nun Esho Sudan who has edited a new book In This Body, In This Lifetime: Awakening Stories of Japanese Soto Zen Women, from students of Sozen Nagasawa Ni-Roshi. Born in 1888, Sozen Nagasawa Roshi was a pioneering figure in Japanese Zen Buddhism, dedicating her life to supporting and empowering women practitioners. Overcoming significant societal barriers, she became an abbess, trained hundreds of students, and championed equal rights for nuns. Click here to read more. Categories: Wednesday Classes |
Esho Sudan | ||
| 06/08/2025 |
The Third PositionWhat if we don’t have to take sides? Categories: Dharma Talks |
Sallie Jiko Tisdale | ||
| 06/01/2025 |
Spoon and ChopsticksGenko relates a seemingly trivial experience with oryoki and explores issues around form, habit energy, ritual, and resistance. Categories: Dharma Talks |
Genko Rainwater | ||
| 05/28/2025 |
Paramitas Class 5Jiko teaches a series of classes on the Paramitas: generosity (dana), morality (sila), patience (ksanti), diligence (virya), meditation (dhyana), wisdom (prajna), skillful means (upaya), vow (pranidhana), spiritual power (bala), and knowledge (jnana). Categories: Wednesday Classes |
Sallie Jiko Tisdale | ||
| 05/25/2025 |
The Heart Sutra in the Messiness of our LivesCategories: Wednesday Classes |
Shin’yu Vitells | ||
| 05/21/2025 |
Paramitas Class 4Jiko teaches a series of classes on the Paramitas: generosity (dana), morality (sila), patience (ksanti), diligence (virya), meditation (dhyana), wisdom (prajna), skillful means (upaya), vow (pranidhana), spiritual power (bala), and knowledge (jnana). Categories: Wednesday Classes |
Todd Tsuho Sattersten | ||
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